SOCIETY HONORS TEJANO REVOLUTIONARIES
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The victor in any war gets bragging rights to what and how the history of the war is published. In the Texas Revolution Anglos were more numerous and more influential and consequently received the victor rights to publish the history of the war in the English language. When the histories were written the writers failed to include a notation that there were many Tejanos very involved in the Texas Revolution. In fact, they usually forgot to interject that fact Tejanos were fighting the Texas Revolution long before there were Anglos in Texas.
To balance the past historical neglect of Tejano involvement in the Texas Revolution the Hispanic genealogical society in San Antonio, Los Bexarenos, is seeking descendants of Tejanos who fought in the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836, the Indian Wars and the subsequent war with Mexico commonly called the US-Mexican War.
The society asks descendants of revolutionary era Tejanos to visit their website at ~http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~sgarcia/txrevo/ and submit their lineage online from themselves backwards to the Tejano veteran. Submitters are asked to reference any supporting documentation they may have such as State of Texas pension applications, family letters or published references. Submitters may also send their information to the society at 14932 Seven L Trail, Helotes, Texas 78023.
The society anticipates publishing the lineages of the Tejano veterans and placing the resulting book in a number of libraries for others to study.
Robert Garcia of Los Bexarenos, one of the principal leaders in the Tejano veteran project, has a list of approximately 200 Hispanic surnamed Texas pension applicants. Readers interested in knowing if one of their ancestors is on the list should contact Garcia at 210-695-9825 or by email at rgarciajr2@satx.rr.com .
MARTIAU DESCENDANTS MEET IN WILLIAMSBURG
Descendants of Nicholas Martiau will assemble March 25-28 2004 at the Williamsburg Hospitality House Hotel in Williamsburg, Virginia for the 4th Martiau Tribute weekend.
According to his tombstone in Yorktown, Virginia Nicolas Martiau, a French Huguenot, was born in France in 1591, came to Virginia in 1620 and died at Yorktown in 1657. He was a captain in the militia during the Indian uprisings of 1624, a member of the House of Burgesses, a justice in the county of York and in 1635 a leader in ousting Governor John Harvey the first opposition to British colonial policy. Yorktown is located on a patent granted Martiau for which is he is affectionately known as the Father of Yorktown.
Martiau had three daughters Elizabeth who married Col. George Reade, Mary who married Col. John Scar(s)brook and Sarah who married Captain William Fuller. Through his daughter Elizabeth and her husband Martiau is the earliest colonial ancestor of George Washington and Virginia Governor Thomas Nelson . Other descendants of Martiau include Robert E. Lee and Queen Elizabeth II of England.
For more information on the tribute and the Nicholas Martiau Descendants Association visit http://www.carolshouse.com/NMDA.htm , email marmoose@cox.net or write Page Warden, P O Box 1175, Williamsburg, VA 23187.
HATCHER ADDRESSES HGF
Nationally known genealogical author, lecturer and researcher Patricia Law Hatcher will address the Houston Genealogical Forum on Saturday April 3 at the Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonet between Hillcroft and Beechnut in Southeast Houston.
Hatcher will be the guest speaker for the monthly meeting which commences at 10 a.m. She will again be the featured speaker for the mini-seminar which will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Her afternoon talks will consist of a lecture on using tax records for genealogical purposes and another on evaluating evidence found in everyday genealogical research.
The morning session is free and the public is invited to attend. The afternoon session is open to everyone, however, there is a twenty dollar admission fee for members of HGF and thirty dollar admission fee for non-members. For more information call HGF’s Genealine at 713-968-9750.
In addition to the regular meeting an Irish, Scotch-Irish Researchers interest group meets in the Bayland Community Center Library from 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. just prior to the regular meeting. There is no charge for this meeting and it is open to all free of charge.
